Bottle-valve.



H. HEINEMEYER.

BOTTLE VALVE.

AYPLIOATION FILED JUNE 11,1912.

Patented July 22, 1913.

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HEINRICH HEINEMEYER, OF IIILDESI-IEIM, GERMANY.

BOTTLE-VALVE.

Application filed June 17, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Serial No. 704,077.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hnnvnrcn Hnrnn- Mnrnn, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Illildesheim, in the Province of Hanover and Empire of? Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Valves; and 1 do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part cl this specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in non-refillable bottles, and it consists in the construction and novel combina tion of parts, of which it is composed, all as will be hereinafter more fully explahied and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The annexed drawing, to which. reference is made, fully illustrates my invention, in which Figure 1, represents a vertical sectional view of the upper portion or neck of a bottle, showing the bottle in an upright position, and Fig. 2, is also a vertical sectional view of the device, showing the neck of the bottle pointed downward, whereby said bottle is emptied of its liquid.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawing a, designates the neck ot a bottle, in which is provided a recess a at the lower portion thereof, a dove-tailed annular recess or seat 0, at the mouth and an annular beveled recess or shoulder g, a short distance from the top or mouth of said bottle, all for a purpose presently explained. lVithin the neck of the bottle is inserted a non-detachable receptacle or easing Z), of peculiar construction, the same having the open outer end or mouth 7), an annular outer rim or flange r, a closed bottom 6, provided with an opening; a central partition I, provided with a tubular downward projection o and openings j, f, as well as spring holding de vices w, and inclined plates at, m.

A valve stem d is arranged centrally within the casing, having a valve in at its lower portion and a coiled spring 7L, surrounding said stem and its end being seated in the tubular projection of which one end thereof has its bearing upon the partition, while opposite end of said coiled spring bears upon the valve, which latter is last to the valve stem, the lower end Z, of which projects downwardly, somewhat from the valve.

A ball '2, is arranged within the recess a and a packing c, is provided and seated within the dovetailed recess 0 and the same surrounds the upper portion of the casing.

Having thus described the arious parts of which my device is composed, I will now proceed and explain its operation.

In applying my device to the neck of a bottle, the operator simply forces the casing into the neck of the bottle until the springs 10 snap into the recess g thus firmly securing the casing to the inside of the necli of a bottie, and preventing said casing from being withdrawn after the ball has been dropped down the neck and into the recess a where it remains, an annular flange comes in contact with the packing (7 thereby firmly securing the packing in position at the mouth oi the bottle and this operation, is, of course, performed after lhe liquid has been placed in the bottle, and by means of the valve, having its spring pressure upon the bottom of the casing, the opening is tightly closed by said valve, at the same time when the bottle is in. an upright or its normal position, the ball also closes the opening ai-thus the two acting as valves render the bottle air tight, thereby preventing emporation of the liquid contained. therein. In pouring the liquid from the bottle, said bottle is tilted or turned upside down when the ball will immediately contact with the end Z, of the valve stem and force the valve from the opening 3, thereby opening said valve and permitting the liquid to How from the bottle into the casing and through the openings f, f, thence through the indirect passage formed by the plates m, m, and out mouth 7 of the casing. Should only a portion of the contents be poured from the botth and the latter placed in an upright position, the ball drops to it normal position in the it thus permitting the valve Z: to in stantly close this valve opening.

It will be observed, from the above dc scription when taken in connection with the annexed drawing that the inclined plates torn'nng the indirect passage tor the liquid,

prevents valve from being tampered. with and that when the casing is placed in the neck of the bottle, the spring holders to, prevent the casing from being withdrawn. And it will be further seen that it is impossible to refill the bottle and when emptied of its contents, the bottle becomes worthless and at the same time it is ornamental as Well as cheap to manufacture.

Vhat I claim is In combination with the neck of a bottle provided with notches and enlarged chamber, of a casing adapted to enter the neck of the bottle and be fixed thereto, consisting of a cylindrical body having an outlet, a flange, and interior inclined plates, a. central perforated partition, provided with a tubular spring guide, a valve-opening in the ranged within the enlarged chamber n, and

adapted to engage the lower end of the valve stem, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HEINRICH HEINEMEYER. Vitnesses ALFoNs HEINEMANN, FRANZ STAHLLURT.

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